There are 5 ways to get from Hanoi to Lhasa by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane HAN - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
10h 15m¥1,127–5,027Train
cheapest- Take the train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Nanningtrain
- Take the train from Nanning East to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
2d 4h¥772–2,592Bus, drive, train, taxi
- Take the bus from 57 Cua Dong Street, Hanoi to Ha Giangbus
- Take the bus from Ha Giang to Mèo Vạcbus
- Drive from Mèo Vạc to Funingcar
- Take the train from Funing to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-labus
- Take the taxi from Yunnan Shangri-la to Shangri-La Countytaxi
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
2d 6h¥1,270–1,635Drive 2,723.3 km
- Drive from Hanoi to Lhasacar 2,723.3 km
34h 8m¥2,316–3,345Train, bus
- Take the train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Nanningtrain
- Take the train from Nanning East to Chengdu Easttrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
2d 7h¥1,218–2,333
Hanoi to Lhasa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanoi to Lhasa is to bus and drive and train and taxi which costs ¥1200 - ¥1700 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Hanoi to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 10h 15m and costs ¥1100 - ¥5500.
No, there is no direct train from Hanoi station to Lhasa. However, there are services departing from Hanoi Gia Lam Station and arriving at Lhasa via Nanning, Nanning East and Chongqing West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Hanoi and Lhasa is 1830 km. The road distance is 2723.3 km.
The best way to get from Hanoi to Lhasa without a car is to train which takes 2 days 4h and costs ¥750 - ¥2600.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Hanoi to Lhasa, including transfers.
Hanoi to Lhasa train services, operated by China Railways, depart from Hanoi Gia Lam Station.
Lhasa is 1h ahead of Hanoi. It is currently 12:06 AM in Hanoi and 1:06 AM in Lhasa.
Hanoi to Lhasa train services, operated by China Railways, arrive at Nanning station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanoi to Lhasa is 2723 km. It takes approximately 34h 8m to drive from Hanoi to Lhasa.
What companies run services between Hanoi, Vietnam and Lhasa, China?
You can take a train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Lhasa via Nanning, Nanning East, and Chongqing West in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,000
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Nanning
- Sleeper
- ¥190–260
Train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Nanning
- Sleeper
- ¥190–260
Train from Nanning East to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥450–500
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
Train from Nanning East to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥590–640
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
Train from Nanning East to Chongqing West
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥310–750
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥310–430
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥500–750
Train from Funing to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–280
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥120–180
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥190–280
Train from Chongqing West to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- ¥250–370
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
- Phone
- +84 903246045
- [email protected]
- Website
- trulyhagiang.com
Bus from 57 Cua Dong Street, Hanoi to Ha Giang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥115
- Schedules at
- trulyhagiang.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 02193.862.206
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbud.com
Bus from Ha Giang to Mèo Vạc
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Book at
- 12go.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-la
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥180–260
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥551
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- ¥150–190
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